Improvement in spittoons for railroad-cars



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

F. II. FURNISS, OF CRESTLINE, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPITTOONS FOR RAiLROAD-CARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,400, dated July 17,1866.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, F. H. FURNIss, of Crestline, in the county ofCrawford and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements nSpittoons for Railroad-Gars; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and complete description of the construction and operation ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making partof this specication, in which- Figure l is a top view. Fig. 2 is avertical section. Fig. 3 is a detached section.

A represents the door of the car, to which the upper section of thespittoon A is attached by means of screws around the margin. This plateis slightly funnel-shaped, as shown in Fig. 2. The body B of thespittoon has its walls inclined at an angle of about fortyilve degrees,forming thereby a -deep chamber below the top plate, A. The body Bextends downward through the floor and terminates in the hollow stem B.In the upper portion of this stem is located the valve-seat C, and Grepresents the valve. This is cone-shaped, and the apex extends upwardinto the body of the spittoon. Beneath the valve O' and within the stemB is located a coiled or spiral spring, I), and upon this spring thevalve O rests, and by it the valve is pressed upward against the scat.The object in thus keeping the valve pressed up against the seat is toprevent the dust from entering the car when the car is in motion. Thecone-like gure of the valve allows all of the liquid to readily pass outwhenever the valve is opened.

The valve can at any time be very readily opened by pressing upon itwith a small rod or stick, and thus allow the accumulated liquid to runout; or the spring D can be so nicely adjusted that the weight of theaccumulating fluid will ot' itself open the valve; or, instead of amoving valve and spring, the pipe B' may be curved like a gas-trap, andthus insure the continuous discharge or" all the accumulating liquid; orin case the valve and spring are used a permanent stem can project insuch a manner as to be readily pressed upon by the foot.

The spittoon may be placed between the car-seats, or in the passage-waythrough the car, or in any convenient situation.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

l. Constructing a spittoon with a valveseat, C, and valve G', as setforth.

2. The hollow stein B and spring D, in combination with the valve C andbody B, as and for the purpose. herein set forth and described.

Vitnesses W. H. BUEEIDGE, y E. E. WAITE.

